Gov. Jerry Brown's mission to Mexico included a meeting with nearly a dozen Catholic bishops and other religious leaders on the hot topic of immigration -- and the humanitarian crisis of children fleeing oppression in Central America before arriving in the United States as undocumented immigrants.

In a one-on-one interview with KCRA 3, Brown was asked for his answer to the crisis.

"The answer is not to scapegoat," Brown said. "And not to make the kids into some threat that they aren't. But rather to realize that we're linked inextricably to Mexico and Central America. We'll need to make investments in those countries and work together."

Working together is what Brown had in mind when he signed an agreement Tuesday with Mexico's top energy officials.